Westminster Election, 5 th May 2005

Alex Salmond : The quotation from Lord Cooper is: 'The principle of the unlimited sovereignty of Parliament is a distinctly English principle which has no counterpart in Scottish constitutional law.' That was the opinion of the First Division of the Court of Session in Scotland. Does the hon. Member for North Essex (Mr. Jenkin) disagree with it? The Hon. Bernard Jenkin : The reality of the British constitution is that to be part of the United Kingdom is to accept that the sovereignty of the people is vested in Parliament.' Hansard, 13 th January 1998.

Banff & Buchan

Westminster Election, 5 th May 2005

Electorate 65,570 Turnout: 56.76 %
	Alex Salmond MP
	Scottish National Party
	Votes	19,044
	%	51.17 %
	% change since 2001 (Denver/Baxter figures)	+ 2.28 % / + 1.56 %
	Cllr Alexander Wallace
	Conservative & Unionist
	Votes	7,207
	%	19.37 %
	% change since 2001 (Denver/Baxter figures)	- 2.16 % / - 1.08 %
	Dr Eleanor Anderson
	Liberal Democrat
	Votes	4,952
	%	13.31 %
	% change since 2001 (Denver/Baxter figures)	- 0.54 % / - 0.23 %
	Rami Okasha
	Labour
	Votes	4,476
	%	12.03 %
	% change since 2001 (Denver/Baxter figures)	- 1.44 % / - 2.00 %
	Major Victor Ross
	Operation Christian Vote
	Votes	683
	%	1.84 %
	% change since 2001 (Denver/Baxter figures)	(+ 1.84 %) / (+ 1.84 %)
	Kathleen Kemp
	UK Independence Party
	Votes	442
	%	1.19 %
	% change since 2001 (Denver/Baxter figures)	(+ 1.19 %) / (+ 1.19 %)
	Steve Will
	Scottish Socialist Party
	Votes	412
	%	1.11 %
	% change since 2001 (Denver/Baxter figures)	- 0.28 % / - 0.39 %
Notional Scottish National Party hold
Scottish National Party majority		11,837
% majority		31.81 %
% change since 2001 (Denver/Baxter figures)		+ 4.44 % / + 2.65 %

Notional 2001 result

Logo	Party	Denver			Baxter
		Votes	%		Votes	%
	Scottish National Party	17,408	48.89 %		17,333	49.61 %
	Conservative & Unionist	7,664	21.53 %		7,144	20.45 %
	Liberal Democrat	4,932	13.85 %		4,732	13.54 %
	Labour	4,795	13.47 %		4,893	14.03 %
	Scottish Socialist Party	496	1.39 %		523	1.50 %
	Others	310	0.87 %		310	0.89 %
Notional Scottish National Party win	Notional Scottish National Party majority	9,744	27.37 %		10,189	29.16 %